Alistair Houghton
Editor, Business LiveBased inLiverpool/Manchester/North West England
Topic ExpertiseBusiness, enterprise, regeneration, property, SMEs, deals, interviews
AwardsJournalist of the Year in the º£½ÇÊÓƵ Nations and Regions – Wincott Awards for 2018Business & Finance Journalist of the Year – Regional Press Awards for 2018Business & Finance Journalist of the Year – Regional Press Awards for 2017Business Journalist of the Year – O2 Media Awards North West 2010Young Business Journalist of the Year – Yorkshire Bank Northern Business Journalist of the Year Awards 2007Team of the Year (Print) title at the O2 Media Awards North West 2018 Team of the Year (Print) title at the O2 Media Awards North West 2018 Private Eye Paul Foot Award in 2019 team longlisting Scoop of the Year team shortlisting at the Regional Press Awards for 2018 Finalist in the Local/Regional Journalist of the Year category at the Headlinemoney Awards 2024BusinessLive Highly Commended at the Wincott Awards for 2019 BusinessLive shortlisted for Innovation and Initiative of the Year at the Regional Press Awards for 2019
Alistair is Editor of BusinessLive and leads Reach’s regional business team across the country. His particular focus is business in the North West – including Manchester, Liverpool and Cheshire – and his regular BusinessLive North West newsletter is a must-read for local entrepreneurs and business leaders. Alistair has been leading BusinessLive since it launched in 2019. He is a former executive business editor of the Liverpool Echo and has also worked at the Liverpool Post and the Hull Daily Mail.
